Stuart Cumming
Reporter
Stuart studied journalism at the University of Southern Queensland in Toowoomba. He worked briefly at Central Queensland News and Warwick Daily News. He has worked as a reporter at The Chronicle since July 2009.

She wants her organisation to spread around Australia and internationally.

"We want to show that mental illness does not make us weak, it makes us human.

"We hope to help people find their voice, shed light through their darkness and build each other up, educate and walk together...in each other's shoes."

In the meantime, she called for earlier mental health intervention and support.

"It needs to start at a younger age.

"In the school system.

"We are constantly being bombarded with social media pressures, stress from school grades and exams, advertising (and) some children are bullied among others.

"We're not taught to have a positive relationship with our bodies (or) self.

"We aren't taught how to deal with stress, or express how we feel and this should be essential education, especially for young kids who may be struggling so they can have to tools to deal with these things.

"We're not educated about how a clean, healthy diet can affect your mood or dampen your mood.